No matter your political persuasion, the seemingly endless 2020 Election is over. Now the votes are cast, and the people have spoken, although it took
As a response to the need for behavioral change brought about by the pandemic, AHEC challenged three prominent Emirati designers to develop versatile public seating
As we moved away from the American Thanksgiving holiday, hunting season and headed towards the Christmas Holiday season, the industry saw many changes and faced
Some contacts commented business was more challenging, with new customers harder to acquire depending on areas contacted. There is concern heading into early winter of
Happy New Year! (I hope!) You’re reading this in January of 2021. However, to meet publication deadlines, this column was submitted in November 2020, as
Johnson City, TN – Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club members learned at a recent meeting here to evaluate the risk of every action before taking it. A
The Graduation of the 193rd Class of the NHLA Inspector Training School MEMPHIS, TN – The National Hardwood Lumber Association celebrated the graduation of the
MERCERSBURG, PA— The Mellott Tie/Timber Let-Down Sorting System recently installed at J.M. Wood Products, Allensville, PA was custom designed to fit the customer’s space requirements,
SAINTE-FLORENCE, QC— Bois CFM, a sawmill located here, was seeing increasing demand for its lumber before COVID hit. This prompted them to seek more automation
CRESTVIEW, FL– Sawmill MD, located here, is proud to announce that Midwest Hardwood Corp. based in Maple Grove, MN has installed four SiCam ResawX Scanning
The National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) in Memphis, TN recently released the following news. Jeff Wirkkala of Hardwood Industries, Inc. in Sherwood, OR, became the
As this publication was being produced, negotiations continued between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on another COVID-19 stimulus package. This fall,
The U.S. Small Business Administration in Washington, DC, in consultation with the Treasury Department, recently released a simpler loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program
Keystone Collections, a solid wood furniture maker in Myerstown, PA, has been acquired by Taunton, MAbased Wyrmwood, which manufactures wooden gaming tables. According to a
Nashville, IN – Distinctive Hardwood Floors, located here, provides custom contemporary and old world flooring, featuring distressed and antiqued wood flooring including American domestics, French
Fort Loudon, PA – Thriving and surviving for 100 years as a business requires more than sheer luck. It requires excellent business savvy, complete dedication,
NEWALD, WI– Cleereman Industries, headquartered here, recently installed a new Cleereman stave mill primary break down line at Robinson Stave Co. in East Bernstadt, KY.
BARBOURVILLE, KY—Billy Hoskins, part owner of Hoskins Lumber Company, located here, recently installed a new green circle mill at that facility. The equipment consists of
High Point, NC–The third round of the 2020 High Point Furniture Market, held here, was certainly the charm for 2020 with manufacturers working extra to
Chris Gahm is the purchasingagent for Kitchen Kompact Inc., located in Jeffersonville, IN. Kitchen Kompact purchases approximately 6 million board feet per year of Red
Two lumber sources interviewed in the Lake States saw varying degrees of “good” in the market, while another one found a silver lining to the
